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title: Other Prompting Techniques
sidebarTitle: Other Techniques
description: 'Expand your prompting skills with these advanced and specialized techniques'
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While the [main prompting techniques](/examples/overview#prompting-techniques) cover the fundamental approaches that most developers need, these additional techniques can help you expand your prompting skills and tackle more specialized challenges. These advanced techniques are perfect for specific use cases and can significantly enhance your AI applications when applied correctly.

<Note>
  For beginners, we recommend starting with the [main prompting techniques](/examples/overview#prompting-techniques) before exploring these specialized approaches.
</Note>

## Advanced Techniques

Explore these specialized prompting techniques to handle complex scenarios and push the boundaries of what's possible with LLM applications.

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  <Card title="Constitutional AI" href="/examples/techniques/constitutional-ai">
    Implement AI safety principles and ethical guidelines directly into your prompts
  </Card>
  <Card title="Template-Based Prompting" href="/examples/techniques/template-based-prompting">
    Create structured, reusable prompt templates for consistent AI interactions
  </Card>
  <Card title="Meta Prompting" href="/examples/techniques/meta-prompting">
    Use AI to generate and optimize prompts automatically for better performance
  </Card>
  <Card title="Retrieval-Augmented Generation" href="/examples/techniques/retrieval-augmented-generation">
    Enhance AI responses by incorporating external knowledge sources and databases
  </Card>
  <Card title="Multi-Modal Prompting" href="/examples/techniques/multi-modal-prompting">
    Work with text, images, and other data types in unified AI interactions
  </Card>
  <Card title="Socratic Questioning" href="/examples/techniques/socratic-questioning">
    Guide AI to deeper understanding through systematic inquiry and questioning
  </Card>
  <Card title="Analogical Reasoning" href="/examples/techniques/analogical-reasoning">
    Leverage comparisons and analogies to improve AI problem-solving capabilities
  </Card>
  <Card title="Iterative Refinement" href="/examples/techniques/iterative-refinement">
    Progressively improve AI outputs through cycles of feedback and enhancement
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  <Card title="Constraint-Based Prompting" href="/examples/techniques/constraint-based-prompting">
    Define specific boundaries and limitations to guide AI behavior and outputs
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  <Card title="Emotional Intelligence Prompting" href="/examples/techniques/emotional-intelligence-prompting">
    Incorporate emotional awareness and empathy into AI interactions
  </Card>
  <Card title="Adversarial Prompting" href="/examples/techniques/adversarial-prompting">
    Test and strengthen AI systems against potential misuse and edge cases
  </Card>
  <Card title="Contextual Memory" href="/examples/techniques/contextual-memory">
    Manage long-term context and memory across extended AI conversations
  </Card>
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<Callout type="info">
  These techniques can be combined with the main prompting approaches for even more powerful results. Experiment with different combinations to find what works best for your specific use case.
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